I have had our 5-month old pup for a couple of weeks now, he's 50% Abkash and the rest Pyrenees and Anatolian. His name is Grover. Sheila the Aussie and he, do not get along, Sheila wonders why she has to share us, and scolds him sometimes. Mostly. She ignores him barking at her. But last night they were a great team.
Woken up at 2 am to Grover going ballistic. Since he's been here, for a pup, he's remarkably not barking and whining all night, so I went out. They were, whether they knew it or not, working as a team. The entire group of 12 or so goats and sheep were hiding in a chevron formation behind Grover, back at the corral. Sheila was out at the fence line barking at something that had apparently, just gotten away. Thanks for all the support and encouragement. -MIchael, Perino Ranch Blackbellies Sent from my iPad > On May 12, 2014, at 11:55 AM, Steve <st...@ninemilesheep.com> wrote: > > Hi All, > > I have also heard that Llamas and burros make great flock guards. I luckily > dont have any problems here in the desert, but if I did, I'd go with LGDs. > Brenda Negri out of Winnemucca, NV breeds and raises some great LGDs. I have > stopped by her place and talked with her. She raises her dogs in a social > setting with sheep, miniature cows, and her other dogs. She would be a great > source for dogs that would be stout enough for even the bigger coyotes in the > east. Her website is: http://lgdnevada.com/ > > Steve > www.ninemilesheep.com > > >> On 5/11/2014 6:00 AM, Elizabeth Radi wrote: >> Michael. >> we have a male and a female team. The female is spayed, and the male is >> whole, but he is not used for breeding, although many have asked to use him. >> We got him at 8 months old, and he would not go into buildings or vehicles, >> that is why he was not neutered. He was raised with alpacas, and his parents >> showed him the ropes, they were good dogs. >> These LGD mature around 2 years old. I would not trust them with babies >> until after that time. And they know what they are supposed to do. >> Just because a LGD is a guardian breed, does not mean that it will be a good >> guard dog. Just like, a female has a uterus, does not mean she will >> automatically be a good mother. >> >> >> Liz Radi >> Nubian goats and Katahdin Hair Sheep >> Nunn, Colorado >> 970-716-7218 >> idaralpaca.blogspot.com >> >> --- winterm...@earthlink.net wrote: >> >> From: "Mark Wintermute" <winterm...@earthlink.net> >> To: <blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info> >> Subject: Re: [Blackbelly] Coyote fence ideas >> Date: Sat, 10 May 2014 15:56:08 -0500 >> >> >> >> >> Subject: Re: [Blackbelly] Coyote fence ideas >> >> starting to look into LGDs locally. I'll try googling on the subject >> regarding the dogs themselves, but there are some AB-BB questions related to >> dogs I'd like to ask: >> >> male or female dog? does it matter? >> at what weight/age are the AB-BB lambs, that they are less likely to get >> played with and accidentally killed? >> at what age are the dogs when they are less likely to accidentally kill a >> AB-BB lamb? >> >> since we only breed once a year--in this case, once in 3 years-- and only >> two or three ewes at a time, we don't have a bunch of spare lambs around to >> spend allowing a puppy to figure things out. >> >> -Michael, Perino Ranch Blackbellies >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list >> Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list >> Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list > Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info _______________________________________________ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
